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Spenders in style, as expenditure bills pile up in notoriously thrifty South Dakota Legislature
An unprecedented $250 million in one-time funds, thanks largely to federal coronavirus payments, is up-for-grabs at the Statehouse in Pierre, S.D., and has enticed a range of spending proposals from lawmakers and the governor, from a $19 million beef barn to $6 million to pave a gravel road out west. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
Legislative pages read new bills in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the statehouse in Pierre, S.D., on Thursday, Jan. 28. With between $150 to $250 million in one-time funds up for grabs, many lawmakers have introduced spenders, with many proposing new infrastructure. Christopher Vondracek / Forum News Service
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Republican lawmakers, buoyed by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court and the trouncing of state-level Democrats in the November election, are pushing to reclaim Texasâ role as the vanguard among states restricting access to abortion this legislative session.
Legislators have promised to back a so-called âheartbeat billâ that would bar abortions before many women know they are pregnant. Anti-abortion advocates have urged them to challenge the
Roe v. Wade decision that established the right to an abortion. And Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said at a âTexas Rally for Lifeâ event in January that there is more âwe must do to defend the unborn.â
Republican lawmakers push to make Texas’ anti-abortion laws among the most restrictive in the nation
With the GOP in control of state government and “a favorable backstop from the courts, it’s going to be a no-holds-barred approach for Republicans.
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Protesters demonstrate against abortion at the Texas Rally for Life on Jan. 23, 2021, at the state Capitol in Austin. Author: SHANNON NAJMABADI Updated: 9:25 AM CST February 1, 2021
TEXAS, USA Republican lawmakers, buoyed by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court and the trouncing of state-level Democrats in the November election, are pushing to reclaim Texas’ role as the vanguard among states restricting access to abortion this legislative session.